President Donald Trump on April 20 denied his energy secretary’s claim that gasoline prices in the United States may not fall below $3 a gallon until later this year or even 2027, while claiming relief will come when the war with Iran concludes.
“No, I think he’s wrong on that. Totally wrong,” Trump told The Hill’s White House correspondent Julia Manchester during a brief phone call Monday morning, contradicting Energy Secretary Christopher Wright, who made his comments in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.
